Wrestling
The Top 25 Female Superstars
The following list was voted on by all members of the TSJ101Sports Wrestling writing staff. The list does NOT include the Fabulous Moolah, due to her controversy surrounding how she won her matches. Enjoy!
25) MsChif
- Two-time NWA Women’s Champion
- One of only three women to hold the NWA Women’s Championship over 900 combined days
- Triple Crown champion for two years
24) Melina
- Three-time WWE Women’s Champion
- Ranked 11th on the all-time WWE championship combined days list
- Managed ‘MNM’, who won the WWE Tag Team Championship three times
23) Sensational Sherri
- Three-time AWA World Women’s Champion
- Won the WWF Women’s Championship
- 2014 Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee
- Managed notable superstars such as Shawn Michaels and Randy Savage
- Only WWF Women’s Championship run lasted over 400 days (only Rockin’ Robin had a longer run in one title reign)
22) Jacqueline
- 14-time USWA Women’s Champion
- Two-time WWF Women’s Champion
- Won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- 2016 WWE Hall of Fame inductee
21) Ivory
- Two-time WWF Women’s Champion
- 2018 WWE Hall of Fame inductee
- Ranked ninth on the all-time WWE championship combined days list, with over 300 total
20) Carmella
- First ever female winner of Money in the Bank
- The only female to win Money in the Bank twice
- The first female to successfully cash-in her Money in the Bank contract
- The only woman in WWE to defeat Charlotte Flair and Asuka on two separate occasions
19) The Bella Twins
- Responsible for the entertainment ambassador of the Total Divas television show
- Combined three-time WWE Divas Champion
- 2013 WWE Divas of the Year
- 2016 Teen Choice Female Athlete of the Year
18) Ember Moon
- Three-time ACW American Joshi Champion
- Won the NXT Women’s Championship
- Has won at least one championship in four different promotions
17) Bayley
- Won both the WWE Raw Women’s Championship and the NXT Women’s Championship
- 2015 Rolling Stone Match of the Year winner
- 2015 NXT Female Competitor of the Year winner
- Two-time ‘Inspirational’ Wrestler of the Year winner
16) Sable
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- Won the WWF Women’s Championship
- First WWF female superstar to be featured in Playboy Magazine
- First female ever to be given two Playboy covers in the same year
15) Sasha Banks
- Four-time WWE Raw Women’s Champion
- Won the NXT Women’s Championship
- Competed in the first ever female Hell in a Cell Match, which was also the first women’s match to main event a WWE pay-per-view
- 2015 Match of the Year winner
14) Awesome Kong
- Won a championship in nine different promotions
- The third female ever to enter the WWE Men’s Royal Rumble
- Eliminated Hunico in the WWE Royal Rumble
- Two-time TNA Knockout Champion and also won the NWA World Women’s Championship
- 2017 EWF Hall of Fame inductee
13) Mickie James
- Five-time WWE Women’s Champion and winner of the WWE Divas Championship
- Three-time TNA Knockout Champion
- Has won a championship in 13 different promotions
- Two-time Pro Wrestling Illustrated Woman of the Year winner
- Released two country music albums including a single with the Ying Yang Twins
- Has the second-most WWE Women’s Championship title reigns
12) Alexa Bliss
- One of only two women to win and successfully cash in a Money in the Bank contract
- The only woman to win and cash-in Money in the Bank successfully on the same night
- Three-time WWE Raw Women’s Champion
- Two-time WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion
- First female to win both the WWE Raw and Smackdown Women Championships
11) Alundra Blayze
- One of only four women with over 500 combined days as WWE Women’s Champion
- Ranked third on the all-time list of WWE Women’s Championship combined days
- 2015 WWE Hall of Fame inductee
- Won the AWA World Women’s Championship
- Won the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
- Three-time WWF Women’s Champion
10) Beth Phoenix
- The second female ever to enter the WWE Men’s Royal Rumble
- Won the OVW Women’s Championship
- Three-time WWE Women’s Champion and winner of the WWE Divas Championship
- 2008 Diva of the Year winner
- 2017 WWE Hall of Fame inductee
- Has won a championship in six different promotions
9) Lita
- Four-time WWE Women’s Champion
- 2014 WWE Hall of Fame inductee
- Attributes to the music industry
- Featured in the first two Monday Night Raw main events with women participants
- Participated in the first women’s steel cage match
8) Trish Stratus
- Seven-time WWE Women’s Champion, the most from any woman ever
- Ranked second on the WWE Women’s Championship combined reign day list, only one of two women with over 800 days
- 2013 WWE Hall of Fame inductee
- Won the WWE Hardcore Championship
- Featured in one of two Monday Night Raw main events with women participants
7) Chyna
- WWE Women’s Champion
- Two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion
- The first woman ever to participate in the WWE Men’s Royal Rumble Match and King of the Ring Tournament
- The only woman ever to become a number one contender to the WWE Championship
- Founding member of D-Generation X
6) Asuka
- Longest reigning NXT Women’s Champion of all-time
- First ever Women’s Royal Rumble winner
- Won 267 straight matches with a 914-day undefeated streak, passing Goldberg’s record
- Has won a championship in eight different promotions
5) Natalya
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- Two-time Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee
- Won the WWE Diva’s Championship
- Won the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
- The first ‘third-generation’ female wrestler in the world
4) Becky Lynch
- Two-time WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion
- An original member of the ‘Four Horsewomen’
- The first woman drafted to Smackdown Live in 2016
- Team Smackdown Live Survivor Series captain
- Four total championships across three different promotions
3) Paige
- Defeated A.J. Lee for the WWE Diva’s Championship her first night on Monday Night Raw
- First ever NXT Women’s Champion; reigned for over 500 days (only Asuka’s reign was longer)
- Two-time WWE Diva’s Champion
- Has won a championship in nine different promotions
- 2014 Rolling Stone’s ‘Diva of the Year’ winner
- Current General Manager of Smackdown Live
2) A.J. Lee
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- 2012 and 2014 WWE Diva of the Year winner
- Former General Manager of Monday Night Raw
- Won a championship in three different promotions
- Three-time WWE Diva’s Champion
- Ambassador to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the National Alliance on Mental Illness
1) Charlotte Flair
- Four-time WWE Raw Women’s Champion (more than anyone else)
- Two-time WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion
- Won the NXT Women’s Championship
- Won the WWE Diva’s Championship
- Seven combined WWE women championship wins, only second behind Trish Stratus and Fabulous Moolah
- The only woman ever to hold all four WWE women championships
- Longest reigning WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion
- Ended Asuka’s undefeated streak at Wrestlemania
- Competed in the first ever Women’s Hell in a Cell Match
- The above Hell in a Cell Match was the first time a women’s match main event a WWE pay-per-view event
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